Is HDCD dead?

Mar00 - Each to his/her own.

The same bullet that went through Govenor John Conolly and hit JFK was found lodged in an HDCD player.

I feel current Reference recordings extremely favorably against DVD-A and SACD when played on a good quality HDCD capable player on my Spectral/MIT system. Microsoft seems to have made decisions leading to a successful, prosperous company. I'm sure they had well thought out reasons to acquire HDCD. Probably large in scale since they seem to do everything 'big'. They bought HDCD knowing DVD-A & SACD were imminent. Thoughts? Pete

I think it's a question of marketing. NOW would be the time for a HDCD marketing blitz. New titles being released all the time, sonic quality comparable to the 'other' formats, but at regular CD prices. It's a no-brainer!

Psacanli...Microsoft wanted the technology to apply to video, or, perhaps, to prevent someone else from doing it.
You forget that SACD and DVDA are about multichannel. HDCD can't do that.